
SUCCESS BAEKPA confirmed his place on top of the three-year-old ranks with a commanding nine-length victory in the Minister’s Cup (2000M KOR-G2) at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday June 16. Added to his win in the KRA Cup Mile and 3rd place in the Korean Derby, Success Baekpa ran out the winner of the Triple Crown series by almost 600 points.
NICE TIME finished in 2nd place, while DOCTOR KINGDOM edged out the Korean Derby winner EUNPA SARANG for 3rd. In the final standings for the Triple Crown series, Success Baekpa finished on top with 1600 points with Eunpa Sarang in 2nd with 1030. The runner-up finish saw Nice Time jump up two places to 3rd overall with 700 points.
Owned by Lee Jong-hun, whose Beolmaui Star ran 2nd in the 2023 Korea Sprint, Success Baekpa is trained at Busan by Min Jang-gi and was ridden by jockey You Hyun-myung, who rode Blue Chipper to victory in the 2019 Korea Sprint. He is by American sire Purge and is out of the 2007 Korean Oaks winner Baekpa (by Revere).
Minister's Cup (2000M) KOR-G2 - Special Weight A / Sunday June 16
1st SUCCESS BAEKPA (KOR) [Purge - Baekpa]
2nd NICE TIME (KOR) [Overanalyze - Country Club Sue]
3rd DOCTOR KINGDOM (KOR) [Hansen - Kingdom Race]
Margins: 9 lengths/4 lengths Going: Dry - 15 ran
Race Video: https://youtu.be/Q_7DF4ezSVo?si=XUSD68Q4uMzemlwB
SUCCESS BAEKPA confirmed his place on top of the three-year-old ranks with a commanding nine-length victory in the Minister’s Cup (2000M KOR-G2) at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday June 16. Added to his win in the KRA Cup Mile and 3rd place in the Korean Derby, Success Baekpa ran out the winner of the Triple Crown series by almost 600 points.
NICE TIME finished in 2nd place, while DOCTOR KINGDOM edged out the Korean Derby winner EUNPA SARANG for 3rd. In the final standings for the Triple Crown series, Success Baekpa finished on top with 1600 points with Eunpa Sarang in 2nd with 1030. The runner-up finish saw Nice Time jump up two places to 3rd overall with 700 points.
Owned by Lee Jong-hun, whose Beolmaui Star ran 2nd in the 2023 Korea Sprint, Success Baekpa is trained at Busan by Min Jang-gi and was ridden by jockey You Hyun-myung, who rode Blue Chipper to victory in the 2019 Korea Sprint. He is by American sire Purge and is out of the 2007 Korean Oaks winner Baekpa (by Revere).
Minister's Cup (2000M) KOR-G2 - Special Weight A / Sunday June 16
1st SUCCESS BAEKPA (KOR) [Purge - Baekpa]
2nd NICE TIME (KOR) [Overanalyze - Country Club Sue]
3rd DOCTOR KINGDOM (KOR) [Hansen - Kingdom Race]
Margins: 9 lengths/4 lengths Going: Dry - 15 ran
Race Video: https://youtu.be/Q_7DF4ezSVo?si=XUSD68Q4uMzemlwB